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FPS games, arranged by date and graphics engine.

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1990 and prior19911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
World War II Online [1]World War II Online: Battleground EuropeWorld War II Online: Battleground Europe, 1.31
Maze War - 1974 [2]Far Cry (CryEngine) [3]Crysis (CryEngine 2) [4]Crysis Warhead [5]
MIDI Maze - 1987 [6]Far Cry 2 (Dunia) [7][8]
Corporation - 1990 [9]Serious Sam (Serious) [10]Serious Sam II (Serious 2) [10]Serious Sam HD (Serious 3) [10]
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (Real Virtuality) [11][12]Operation Flashpoint: Elite [13][12]ArmA: Combat Operations (Real Virtuality 2) [11][12]ARMA 2 (Real Virtuality 3) [11][12]
Codename Eagle [14]Battlefield 1942 (Refractor 2) [15][16]Battlefield Vietnam [15][17]Battlefield: Bad Company (Frostbite) [18][19]Battlefield 1943 [20][19][21]
Second Sight [22] [23]
TimeSplitters [22]TimeSplitters 2 [22][24]TimeSplitters: Future Perfect [22][25]Haze [22] [26]
GoldenEye 007 [27]Perfect Dark [27] [28]Perfect Dark Zero [27]
Marathon [29]Marathon 2: Durandal (Marathon 2) [30][31]Marathon Infinity [32][33]Halo: Combat Evolved [34][31][35]Halo 2 (BLAM) [34][36][37]Halo 3 [34]Halo 3: ODST [34][38]
Starsiege: Tribes (Darkstar) [39][40]Tribes 2 (Torque) [41][42]Tribes: Vengeance [43]
System Shock 2 (Dark) [44]BioShock [45][46]
America's Army [47][48]America's Army 3 [49][50]
Unreal (Unreal 1) [51][52]Unreal Tournament (Unreal Tournament) [53][54][55]Unreal Tournament 2003 (Unreal 2) [56][57]Unreal Tournament 2004 (Unreal 2.5) [58][59][57](Unreal 3)Unreal Tournament 3 [60][61]
Deus Ex [62][48]Deus Ex: Invisible War [63][64]
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Klingon Honor Guard [65]Rainbow Six 3 [66][48][59]Rainbow Six: Vegas [67][68]Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 [69][70]
Medal of Honor [71]Medal of Honor: Allied Assault [72][73]Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (MoH Tech) [74][75][76]Medal of Honor: Airborne [77][78][79]
Chex Quest [80]
Hexen [81][82][83]Hexen II [84][85]Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force [86][87]Star Trek: Elite Force II [88]
Heretic [89][90][83]Heretic II [91][85]Call of Duty [92]Call of Duty 2 [93][94]Call of Duty 3 [95]Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (IW) [96][97]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (IW 4.0) [98]
Catacomb 3-D [99]Wolfenstein 3D [100]Doom (id Tech 1) [83]Doom II: Hell on Earth [101][83]Quake [102]Quake II (id Tech 2) [103][85]Quake III Arena (id Tech 3) [104][87]Doom 3 (id Tech 4) [102][105]
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold [106]Blake Stone: Planet Strike [106]Sin [107][85]Return to Castle Wolfenstein [108][109][87]Quake 4 [105][110]Prey [111][112][105]Enemy Territory: Quake Wars [113][114][105]Wolfenstein [115][116][105]
Team Fortress [117]Team Fortress Classic [118][119]Team Fortress 2 [118][120]
Half-Life (GoldSource) [118][119][85]Half-Life 2 (Source) [118][120]
Counter-Strike [118]Counter-Strike: Source [118][120]Portal [118][120]Left 4 Dead [118]Left 4 Dead 2 [121][122]
Blood [123][124]Blood II: The Chosen (LithTech) [125][126]The Operative: No One Lives Forever (LithTech 2.5) [127][128]No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way (LithTech Jupiter) [129][130]F.E.A.R. (LithTech Jupiter EX) [131][132]F.E.A.R. 2 [133][132]
Ken's Labyrinth [134]Duke Nukem 3D (Build) [135][124]Redneck Rampage [136][124]Aliens versus Predator 2 (LithTech Talon) [137][138][130]
Witchaven (Build) [139][124]Witchaven II [139][124]Shadow Warrior [140][124]Global Operations (LithTech Talon) [141][138]
1990 and prior19911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010

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  42. ^ "Torque FAQ". IGN Entertainment. "The Torque Game Engine technology is essentially the engine that powered the Tribes 2 game from Dynamix (formerly part of Sierra/Vivendi). The Tribes 2 technology is itself a child of technology that powered games such as Starsiege, Tribes, Front Page Sports: Skiing, and Trophy Hunting IV."
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17:26, 25 November 2009Thumbnail for version as of 17:26, 25 November 20092,521 × 1,150 (191 KB)BrightR (talk | contribs)FPSChart.svg VERSION 1.0 - completely referenced every game, engine, and arrow showing a direct relationship between engines.
15:29, 24 November 2009Thumbnail for version as of 15:29, 24 November 20092,449 × 1,200 (182 KB)BrightR (talk | contribs)Referenced entire Unreal branch; entire id Tech Branch; entire LithTech branch; Crytek games; Far Cry 2; Tribes series; MoH series; CoD series.
01:30, 24 November 2009Thumbnail for version as of 01:30, 24 November 20092,447 × 1,199 (174 KB)BrightR (talk | contribs)Referenced: MoHPA, MoHA, CoD, Blood II, NOLF, AvP2, GO, NOLF2, FEAR, FEAR2.
19:47, 23 November 2009Thumbnail for version as of 19:47, 23 November 20092,447 × 1,199 (185 KB)BrightR (talk | contribs)Referenced: Maze War, MIDI Maze, Corporation, Marathon, Marathon 2, Marathon Infinity, Catacomb 3-D, Wolfenstein 3D, Blake Stone, Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen, Chex Quest, Ken's Labyrinth, Quake, Team Fortress, Quake II, Hexen II, Heretic II, Sin, Quake
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